“The week” article
“The rising spectre of superbugs in India” comments on Chennai declaration
http://www.theweek.in/features/lifestyle/the-rising-spectre-of-superbugs-in-india.html
An article ‘Social determinants of antibiotic misuse:
a qualitative study of community members in Haryana, India’ published in BMC Public Health journal comments on “Chennai declaration”
https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-017-4261-4
Antibiotic-resistant superbugs cast a dreaded spell
News on superbugs and Chennai declaration in The Hindu news paper
The mania to over-medicate
Live Mint article on antibiotic overuse quotes Coordinator of Chennai declaration
“And it’s not just excessive prescription of antibiotics, but underproduction of critical drugs that is causing this crisis, says Abdul Ghafur, consultant, infectious diseases and clinical microbiology, Apollo Specialty Hospital, Chennai……
http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/iT8NBqlkKqA6Qe9HuqwP8M/The-mania-to-overmedicate.html
Antibiotics misuse is a public health threat
Khaleej Times article on antibiotic resistance comments on Chennai declaration…
“Dr Abdul Ghafur, Chennai-based infectious diseases consultant and coordinator of the ‘Chennai Declaration Recommendations’ — which was a move by several medical bodies to help formulate a national policy to tackle AMR— told Khaleej Times that most hospitals in India still do not take infection control very seriously”
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/lifestyle/health-fitness/antibiotics-misuse-is-a-public-health-threat
Step-By-Step, India Tackles Its Antibiotic Problem
Science 151 website comments on Chennai declaration
“The basic principal of the Chennai Declaration is that you need to have an Indian-ised antibiotic policy,” said Dr Ghafur……
http://www.science151.co.uk/india-antibiotic/
How India Became The Antibiotics Capital Of The World And Wasted The Wonder Cure
Huffington Post comments on Antibiotics resistance crisis in India and on Chennai declaration
http://www.huffingtonpost.in/open-magazine/how-india-became-the-anti_b_8440100.html
The burdens of antibiotic resistance faced by developing countries
The Long+Short website comments on Antibiotic resistance issue and the importance of Chennai declaration
http://thelongandshort.org/life-death/antibiotics
“Starter Resources on Antimicrobial Resistance” preparedby React group includes “Chennai declaration”
Indian Civil Service examination candidates now need to know what “Chennai declaration” is; considering its importance in the current affairs…
http://exams.careerlauncher.com/daily-pt-capsule-jan-15/
Carbapenem Resistance Patterns in General Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Care Hospital in India
An article on AMR in a medical journal comments on Chennai declaration..
Antimicrobial resistance control at Nepal Society for Internal Medicine (SIMON) conference 2015
Coordinator of Chennai declaration delivers a lecture in the SIMON conference
Beating antibiotic resistance in India through innovation and sustainable change
Dr Himangi Bhardwaj, Senior Health Adviser, British High Commission, India and Professor Dilip Nathwani OBE, President of BSAC in article in Global Helath Action comments on Chennai declaration
A looming threat
An article in Deccan Herald comments on Chennai declaration
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/522530/a-looming-threat.html
Initiatives to fight antimicrobial resistance
ESCMID(European Society of Clinical microbiology and Infectious Diseases) includes Chennai declaration in the list of leading initiatives in the world to tackle AMR
https://www.escmid.org/research_projects/fighting_resistance/all_initiatives_a_z/
Dr Ghafur,co ordinator of chennai declaration comments on potential entries for Longitude prize.
Dr Ghafur, Cordinator of Chennai Declaration interviewed by BMJ for BMJ confidential column.
Lord Martin Rees,Chairman of the Longitude committee writes on the significance of Longitude prize.
Famous Indian journalist Dinesh Sharma writes on “Longitude prize”
Who wants to be a millionaire????
Longitude Prize 2014 is a challenge with a £10 million prize fund to help solve one of the greatest issues of our time-the rising antibiotic resistance !Read more on…..
Implementing Chennai declaration recommendations have helped Nigeria to control Ebola outbreak.
An article in Lancet, written by a group of Nigerian experts reports that ,implementing Chennai declaration recommendations have helped Nigeria to control Ebola outbreak.
British parliamentary discussion appreciates Chennai declaration efforts.
British Parliament discussion on antibiotic resistance issue comments on Chennai declaration. Jane Ellison MP, who is also the British parliamentary under-secretary of health appreciated Chennai declaration efforts to rationalise antibiotic usage in India.
Dr Ann Glover,Chief scientific adviser to the president of European commission ; Henrik Wegener,the mastermind behind veterinary antibiotic regulation in Europe, Dr Abdul Ghafur,coordinator ,Chennai Declaration and Birgitta Normak from Sweden discussed about various aspects of the resistance challenge.
Chennai declaration implementation in Nigeria.
Policy brief of the meeting:”Antimicrobial resistance-An urgent global concern” Geneva,March 2014
Apollo Clinical Excellence forum reports on Chennai Declaration-Five Year plan.
IMA to ask doctors not to over-prescribe antibiotics – The Hindu.
Keynote speakers at the event -Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer & Chief Scientific Adviser, Department of Health, UK and Dr Abdul Ghafur, Coordinator, «Chennai Declaration» Chennai, India.To learn more….
Restrictions on antibiotic sales-Dinesh C Sharma writes on the OTC rule.
Time you stopped popping those antibiotics – Livemint-Quotes Chennai declaration.
Few doctors to combat infections in Chennai – The Times of India.
Call for the rational use of antibiotics.
Society of Infectious Diseases, Singapore has decided to endorse Chennai declaration.
Infectious Diseases Society of America supports Chennai Declaration.
Chennai Declaration: An initiative our country could be proud of! An editorial in IJMM.
What do we need to do to tackle antimicrobial resistance?Lancet article cites Chennai declaration.
The war on microbes-OPEN magazine mentions Chennai declaration.
Antibiotic action writes on Landmark antibiotic stewardship success in India.
Chennai Declaration” discussed at “Chatham House”(Institute of International affairs),London.
Coordiantor of Chennai Declaration speaks on -Antimicrobial resistance a global issue.
Spanish society news letter writes on Chennai Declaration.
Tufts university website comments on the New OTC rule.
The BSAC President Dr Nicholas Brown applauded on the Indian initiative on the sale of OTC.
ReAct group highlights the rule of OTC sale.
Chennai Declaration discussed in ICAAC 2013
Co ordinator of Chennai Declaration in ICAAC 2013-Meet the professor session.
ICMR to set up five nodal centres to tackle the challenge of microbial resistance.
India Medicaltimes discusses the Five year plan of Chennai Declaration.
Chennai Declaration:Tackling Antibiotic Resistance -Five Year plan.
This is the draft version of “five-year plan” prepared by the Chennai Declaration team. We have also incorporated suggestions received from other experts and the public. We have already submitted the draft plan to the Ministry of Health.
Please give us your suggestions so that “The Chennai Declaration-Five year plan” will be more comprehensive and practical.While preparing the plan we have followed the basic principle of Chennai Declaration initiative: A practical, implementable and step-by-step strategy to tackle antibiotic resistance for India and other developing countries.
International Congress on Patient Safety to discuss Chennai declaration
Antibiotic action UK mentions about global initiatives to tackle resistance.
Health ministry considering a new antibiotic policy.
Prize exam in Infectious Diseases on 30th August in Mumbai during
CIDSCON.
New National Anitbiotics Policy on anvil writes Ramya Kannan in The
Hindu.
John McConnell ,Editor of Lancet Infectious Diseases Tweets on Chennai Declaration
Coordinator of Chennai Declaration cajoled,pleaded and expounded in Australian Infectious Diseases Society’s Annual meeting.
India should devise plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance.
Antimicrobial resistance is a serious global challenge. Every continent and country faces the menace of antibiotic resistant ‘superbugs,’ though the extent and the severity of the problem varies. There is, at present, no functioning national antibiotic policy nor any national policy to contain antimicrobial resistance in India. A draft policy published in 2011 has been put on hold due to practical issues in implementing some of the major recommendations.
Chennai Declaration holds the key for antibiotic resistance.
Indian medical experts and politicians reacted emotionally to the international uproar caused over two years ago by a study of the extent of antimicrobial resistance.
Support Chennai Declaration on antimicrobial resistance from the U.K.
Highlighting the need for strong action on antimicrobial resistance, the Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer for England says that local and national initiatives around the world, such as the Chennai Declaration, must be supported..
“Given the population flows between the U.K. and India, it can be seen that such initiatives can have a direct influence on U.K. health,” says the second of the two volumes of the CMO’s Annual Report on the state of the public’s health released on March 2013.
As appreciation pours in, Centre to study Chennai Declaration.
“Until recently, the international academic community was criticizing India for not making any significant contribution towards tackling antimicrobial resistance efforts. Now the whole world is praising an Indian initiative,’’ Dr. Abdul Ghafur, coordinator of the Chennai Declaration, told The Hindu. “Our image among the international community has definitely turned positive now. This is the time to consolidate this image by coming out with a national antibiotic policy incorporating the Chennai Declaration,” he said.
“THE CHENNAI DECLARATION” – INDIA’S MEDICAL SOCIETIES JOIN FORCES AGAINST AMR”
The Declaration covers a wide range of measures needed to be taken by various actors inside and outside of the Indian Government – among the issues in focus are rationalizing antibiotic usage including OTC (over the counter) sales, awareness and implementation of antibiotic stewardship , mandatory infection control in hospitals, standardized microbiology, broadened resistance surveillance, education of professionals and the public, veterinary usage of antibiotics, and the need of a National Task Force.
Meeting soon to discuss antibiotic policy and role of Chennai Declaration.
The Indian government has decided to study and discuss the document, with global appreciation pouring in for the Chennai Declaration on controlling antibiotic resistance.
Indian doctors applauded by the British Medical Journal for healthcare systems.
Describing the Chennai Declaration as a landmark step towards combatting the spread of antimicrobial resistance in India and worldwide, the British Medical Journal has said it demonstrates excellent progress and leadership on behalf of Indian doctors, who have translated worldwide guidelines on antimicrobial stewardship into solutions that can be readily implemented in India.
‘India should devise plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance’
Chennai Declaration holds key for antibiotic resistance.
http://swapsushias.blogspot.in/2013/03/chennai-declaration-on-amr.html
Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics highlights Chennai Declaration’s initiative.
World health Assembly meeting discussed the “Chennai declaration” document on 21st may 2013.
Antibiotic Resistance – a Threat to Global Health Security and the Case for Action was held on 21st may 2013 as a part of World health assembly meeting. The meeting discussed on the importance of Chennai declaration recommendations to tackle antimicrobial resistance in developing countries.
ECCMID 2013 conference discusses Chennai Declaration recommendations.
2013 HAI Forum – Annecy, France, discusses Chennai Declaration.
Chennai Declaration Recommendations discussed at ICPIC Geneva.
Antibiotics could cost lives too! INDIAN EXPRESS reports.